Zakwe’s self titled debut album has officially been awarded gold status in South Africa for sales in excess of 20 000 copies. The 5 time MTN SAMA nominee announced the good news on his twitter page this afternoon to the delight of his followers and the Hip Hop fraternity at large, with fellow rappers Kwesta, Ntukza (Teargas), and Hip Hop DJ Sizwe Dhlomo all tweeting messages of congratulations. Record executive Sipho Sithole who signed the first South African Hip Hop act to reach gold status Skwatta Kamp was the first to break the news and went on to say that “[Zakwe is] the only Hip Hop artist to go gold in recent times,” which further goes to validate why Zakwe was voted “Hip Hop Album of the Year” at the Metro FM Music Awards in his hometown of Durban earlier this year.